SOP's 400

Question 1

400.02
What three things does the EMS mission statement focus on?

Answer 1

Innovation, reliable training and suport

Question 2

401.03

What are the 5 Patient Rights?

Answer 2

1. Right to make a decision about healthcare
2. Right to know if healthcare provider is in training
3. Right to agree to treatment
4. Right to personal privacy
5. Right to express concerns about treatment

Question 3

401.04

When was the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) established?

Answer 3

1996

Question 4

401.04

PHI stands for?

Answer 4

Patient Health Information

Question 5

401.04

What are acceptable uses of PHI?

Answer 5

Exchange of PT information for treatment, billing, or essential healthcare operations, peer review, internal audits and quality management activities

Question 6

401.04

Who is responsible for overseeing confidentiality of PHI and is delegated by who?

Answer 6

The privacy officer, overseen by the technical services assistant chief and the administrative medical director.

Question 7

401.06

HIPAA allows for disclosure of what to people involved in pts care, including relatives, spouses, roommates, neighbors and colleagues.

Answer 7

Only directly relevant PHI

Question 8

401.06

Any department member who becomes aware of PHI violations must report them how?

Answer 8

By submitting a pre-hospital quality management form sent to the privacy officer.

Question 9

401.07

Requesting proof of a service animal is considered what?

Answer 9

Discrimination and shall be avoided

Question 10

401.07

What two questions can be asked when inquiring about a service animal?

Answer 10

Is the service animal required because of a disability?
What work or task has the animal been trained to perform?

Question 11

401.07

Are service animals required to wear an identifying vest or ID tag?

Answer 11

NO

Question 12

401.07

What items exclude the requirement to transport a service animal?

Answer 12

The animal is not housebroken
Owner unable to control animal
Owner allows animal to wonder
Animal disruptively barking

Question 13

402.01

A pt. who is physically restrained (last resort, even after pharmacological intervention) shall be evaluated at least every _____ minutes

Answer 13

10 minutes

Question 14

402.01

Handcuffs may only be used as restraint devices if?

Answer 14

Law enforcement accompanies the patient in the ambulance

Question 15

402.02
When starting an IV on a pt with a latex allergy, do not use the tourniquet, instead use what?

Answer 15

A BP cuff with gauze or cling wrapped around the arm

Question 16

403.01

What is our backup base hospital?

Answer 16

Banner Baywood

Question 17

403.01

Online treatment orders may only be received from who?

Answer 17

Base hospital, backup base hospital or at the receiving facility (trauma or burn pts)

Question 18

403.04

Who do you contact for a missing or lost RXFOB

Answer 18

Car 209

Question 19

403.04

Who’s responsibility is it to ensure the medications in the drug box are accounted for, not expired, seals intact and show now evidence of alteration?

Answer 19

The captain and paramedics

Question 20

403.04

Whose is notified if medications are missing from the drug box?

Answer 20

Start with the captain of the off going shift, then the current battalion chief.

Question 21

403.04

When are expiration dates for medications checked?

Answer 21

The first day of the month for any drugs expiring in the current month

Question 22

403.04

Drug box medication inventory should take place when?

Answer 22

Beginning and end of each shift

Question 23

404.02C
How old must an emancipated minor be?

Answer 23

16 years old

Question 24

404.03

Hospital Status Color? Gives agencies 1 hour notification window. All beds are full and 2 or more ambulances are in bay. May also be activated with speciality equipment failure

Answer 24

Caution “Yellow”

Question 25

404.03 Hospital Status Color? Facility is saturated air overcrowded to the point that emergency department resources are unavailable

Answer 25

Bypass "Red"

Question 26

404.03 Hospital Status Color? Medical facility cannot receive emergency patients due to an internal disaster

Answer 26

Closed "Black"

Question 27

404.03 How often should status updates be given from emergency facilities assigned to a mass casualty incident?

Answer 27

Every 15 minutes

Question 28

405.01 If a member wished to make an addendum to a ePCR they must contact who?

Answer 28

EMS

Question 29

405.01 EPCR must be completed by ____ and is the ____ to ensure this is done

Answer 29

End of shift Captain

Question 30

406.01 Are you required to patch to a base station with making the decision not to provide care when a PMCD is present and valid?

Answer 30

No

Question 31

406.01 If a valid DNR is present and family members are requesting resuscitation, are we required to comply?

Answer 31

No

Question 32

406.01 Are photographs required on a DNR?

Answer 32

No

Question 33

406.01 If a patient is wearing a PMCD bracelet, but the DNR cannot be found, should resuscitation begin?

Answer 33

Yes

Question 34

406.02 Incidents involving a school bus with multiple, uninjured children may have care transferred to a school official, is there signature required?

Answer 34

No

Question 35

407.04 If an ALS member chooses not to follow up with a patient, the members rational must be supported through what?

Answer 35

Their Documentation

Question 36

408.01 If the MFMD digital recording devices is not working, can a member use their personal device to record a high risk refusal?

Answer 36

NO

Question 37

408.02 Emergency issue medical equipment is reserved for what uses?

Answer 37

Equipping temporary units, replacement of malfunction equipment, sponsored special event

Question 38

408.02 How often is the emergency issued medical equipment checked?

Answer 38

Every Saturday the checklist should be used to go over the equipment by an ALS member

Question 39

409.01 BLS members are required to recert every ____ years and have a minimum of ____ hours of continuing education

Answer 39

2 Years 24 Hours